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Fred Berger (born May 10, 1981) is an American film producer who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for the 2016 musical La La Land,[1] for which he also won the 2016 Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy[2] and Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture.[3]

In addition to La La Land, Berger served as a producer on the films The Autopsy of Jane Doe and Taking Chance. As of 2016, he is a partner at Automatik Entertainment[4] alongside Brian Kavanaugh-Jones.

Berger is of Jewish descent.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Mamaroneck grad produces Oscar-nominated 'La La Land'". Lohud. USA Today. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  2. ^ Derschowitz, Jessica (8 January 2017). "La La Land breaks Golden Globes record with most wins ever". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  3. ^ McNary, Dave (2017-01-29). "'La La Land' Wins Producers Guild's Top Movie Award (Complete List)". Variety. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  4. ^ Jaafar, Ali (2016-03-22). "Fred Berger Joins Brian Kavanaugh-Jones' Automatik As Partner". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  5. ^ Wolfsiz, Francine (February 27, 2017). "La La Land: Who knew it was so Jewish". Times of Israel. All four of the film's producers – Jordan Horowitz, Gary Gilbert, Mark Platt and Fred Berger – are members of the tribe. Berger and Horowitz both grew up in Westchester, New York and even played in the same Jewish temple basketball league together.

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source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Berger_(producer)